Woodstock Academy - Spire Yearbook (Woodstock, CT)

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Making It There A car! That’s every teenager's dream. Just last year the rage was mag wheels, chevy big blocks, and who could pull an awesome line back. Motorheads ruled and squealing tires were a daily event. This year, cars with engines powerfull enough for two cars are quite the rarity. The trend in eighty-six lies in normal cars with nothin more than standard equipment and a lack of rubber-burning ability. Still, even more popular is the revival of the motorcycle. Popularity has skyrocketed with the incorporation of turbos. Motorcycles are also sporting blowers, mag wheels, and overall high performance machines. For a lot of students who don't own their own vehical, bumming a ride” is the only way — the cheapest way — and the most fun. Some students from Pomfret and Brooklyn have been known to pile in or stuff seven people in a car built for four. But the most important aspect of making it there is that — M.A.

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We are all in the transitional period. I guess its like waves at the beach. You see them racing towards you. You know know its going to crash all over you, but you dive in anyway. The real world holds still more challenges and frustrations for us. But no matter how tough our world is we can survive. We can survive by coming together to overcome our crises, helping each other through all the bad times. — K.F. A.Y. 5

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MAKING THE PLAY We win! The last basket, the winning goal, a sprint to the finish. It comes down to a one on one. Who's the fastest? Who has the moves? Who’s the strongest? High school sports are intended to teach. Comradery, respect for rules, officials, and teammates, how to perform under pressure, and most of all, teamwork. How to work with peers to achieve a common goal is the most important thing sports can teach us. How to work with other people. We are faced with this for the rest of our lives. Too much emphasis these days is placed on winning. Winning is nice, everyone loves a winner. But what about the losers? There will always be losers. Who cares about the losers? Giving ones all for the good of the team is the most that can be asked of anyone. Woodstock has always stressed this and it's a tradition that must be kept alive. The player that, in the face of impending defeat, doesn't quit, and still gives everything he has, is the real winner. In these times of pressure to win at all costs, we must keep our grip on reality. The philosophy of teamwork must override any other. This is the only way that we can truly say, I win. You win. We win. -J.M.